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HISTORY OF NEWBERRY POST HISTORY OF NEWBERRY POST (Continued From Page 1.) they be Legionnaires or not and with no regard for color. TTTl n _ 1 A ..II ^ ^ v> nt*n mc uw v? i nt about the beginning of the Legion in Newberry I told him that I would not know wh^ere to leave off. That I felt as if the 'beginning has just been made, but I want to say that with the help of a score of very faithful members this post No. 24 ranks high in the state and that we have never been called on and found wanting. and that under the wise and fait-hful leadership of our beloved post commander, Dr. John B. Setzlcr, we will never fail in any undertaking and we pledge ourselves anew to God and country. Newberry, Sept. 3, 1921. First public serice of the local post Feb. 29th, 1920T in the new court house. Memorial Service by Newberry Post, No. 24, American Legion, to ; present on behalf of the French government Memorial Certificates to the i next of kin of the men who made the ! supreme sacrifice during the world war, Feb. 29, 1920. ProgramRemarks by Post Commander. * Song: Onward, Christian Soldiers. Prayer by Kev. ?. u. A.err?rose \ Chaplain. Address by Dr. George B. Cromer*! Song: How Firm a Foundation. Reading: Thartathopsis?by /Miss Marion Jones. Quartet: "We shall meet, but we shall miss Him," by Mrs. S. J. Der- j rick, Miss Margaret Burton, Rev. E. j V. Babb and Dr. John B. Setzler. ' Presentation of certificates. Cari Chester Bundrick. . William Lester Sample. George Adams Shealey. Joshua Ward Motte Simmons. Jacob Omerle Singley. Arthur Baker. Francis E. Boazman. Walter Calvin Brooks. Haskell B. Cromer. Otis L. Crooks. rt Edmund Deketlear. ! % - l Victor Erfiest Digby. . Thomas Owen Duncan.' il' benjamin J. Folk. J. George W. Hairstoji. Charles S. Haynes. ? Grady Howard. John B. Livingston. j v Ernest M. Longshore. The P. Is c.. 1 i F s. > . r "V ' And everythi :i ' . : you are goii E Wagon we tl ! to buy. W Taylor-Cenna Chattanooga a complete lii and the price Stick to Lonnie Mills. Clyde Mize. William M. Mobley. l>rox Nelson. John Slijrh. I John B. Smith. I Walter S. Smith. | Colie L. Stevens. Curtis D. Trammell. I Song: America. Benediction. INTEREST IN AMERICAN LEGION IS GREAT Interest in the local post of the 1 American Legion is very great. Charter has been received and plans :are being made for a big meeting I next week, with prominent speakers. ! It is to the interest of every man I who was in service to become a memiber of the Legion. The cost is nom| inal, being one dollar a year. Copies | of the American Legion Weekly are I sent free to each member. This pub| lication carries interestir-g articles, 'stories and hitherto unpublished of! fkial photographs of the war. 1 Tuesdav of fair week there will be a State association meeting at which time every organized post will send five delegates. At this meeting nine delegates will be elected to attend the national convention in Minneapolis, Minn., on Nov. 10, 11? (Armistice Day) and 12. The day will come when every man who was in service will be a member of the American Legion. Join Aow and grow up with this association which stands for one hundred per cent Americanism. Hal Kohn, ' County Organizer, Newberry, S. G. NEWBERRY COUNTY POST AMERICAN LEGION ORGANIZES On Sunday afternoon the Newberry oounty po?t of the American Legion held its first meeting. After prayer by Bev. Fulenwider, Dr. Geo. B. Cromer made a most fitting speech followed by Senator Alan Johnstone. Both of the speakers *- - - - l 1 A * paid high ^*ibute to x-ne American soldiers and predicted a great future for this association of former service men, the American ' Legion. Mr. Foster Martin spoke in behalf of the third Red Cross -membership campaign. After the speeches a business orgartization session was seld, and the f/vll/vwinnf /vARnore olno+or? J.UJ.1U VY All? V/niW-i-O Viw vvv4 r . ice Of Advanci 7" ? """ ng eke is sure t ig to need a g k 1 r ic r% nvAff' IllIJV it i > a re handle Higl tdy Buggies-?P Wagons. In h le of General i is right. us and yi nrnf cfiipt gci diutn Tost Commander, Hal Kohn; Po Vice Commander, Dr. Jno. B. Setzle Post Adjutant, David Caldwell; Po Finance Officer, McFall Wise; Po Historian, Joe L. Keitt. After the election of officers a nun ber of matters were discussed, anion which the most important were: Th establishing of an associate post : every town in the county and to s< - ' ' XT | cure a home tor the Legion m ev | berry. A committe consisting; of tl : post commander and Roy Summ< 'and David Caldwell was ^thorizc itc take steps towards securing: a sui 'able place for this and it is hoped 1 have meeting place for the membei , i?a sort of dub?in a short time. I Next meeting: will be held at tb : court hc^ise on Sunday, Novenibt ; the lGth, at 3:30 p. m. # THE HONOR ROLL ' Starting: several weeks ago t organize the American Legion in th county I did so with not a membc save myself. In the short time be tween then and now I have enrolle 51 of the ex-service men of this cour , ty and not a day goes by that I do nc jadd to the membership of Post 24. ; Represented in the list below ar -- * ~~ -u:,~u o ail ranks m rne army, ss o [major and on down to the deservin j "buck." Now that uniform and ir ;signia of rank has "been put away a are equal and banded together fo : the mutual welfare of eacTi othei | This list represents the young me | of today who will have a great infli J ence in the present and future of thi State and county: J George Herndon Andrews, Lowri ' n~^? x?lo b-a T?nKf D Ron7.PT. P. S 1 VV ll^VLl ictrvv? ivww. ^ , _ . > ' jBouknight, Andrew J. Bowers, Chal imers Brown, Wm. Glenn Bullock ^Thos. E. Bullock, Benedict Z. Bum iHuiet Caldwell, James David Cald I well, Byron Vivian Chapman, Care Jm. Dennis, James L. Dennis, Georg | Buchanan Earhardt, Ellisor Adams jCarl E. Epting, J. Roy Epting, Fran | vis E. Fant, Perry Metts Fant, Hug] J A. Feagle, Thomas A. Hair, 0. McR | Holmes, Ralph Scurry Jenkins, Johi j Malcolm Johnstone, John M. Kinard Jr., Duane A. Livingstone, Frank Du ane Mower, Stewart Pryor Orr, Wm I Richard Parks, Aiken L. Rikard, Pop* ' ^ ^ ^ * i n T7i 17 i U. Scurry, jseauiort ivi. ocuny, jr. r ! Scurry, John Bachman Sctzler, A. A ; Singley, Holland L.% Sligh, J. D. Ma : hon Smith, Eugene E. Stuck, Oti Suber, Charles Forrest Summer | Claud P. Summer, J. Harry Summer Marvin 0. Summer, Oscar Raymom j Summer, T. Roy Summer, Charlie C Lotton ing o follow. If ood Buggy or y good time * . i i fomt and iedmont and ict we handle Merchandise )u won't 0 st! West, John Kieffer Wicker, Sam J r;|Copcland Young, Jordan Pool, Halj st Kohn. st' For other information about the! Legion or for application blank ad- j I- dress ig Hal Kohn, County Organizer,ie Newberry, S. C. in e- ' Former Service Men v- Comrades: ie 1 The State convention of the Amcri- ! ir can Legion was held in Columbia on ! :d Tuesday of this weeK. me iNewoerry i t- county post was represented by the j to following: Dr. Jno. B. Setzler, j fs Jackson Bowers, Maleomb Johnstone, B. V. Chapman, Duane Livingstone, L9 David Caldwell and County Organizer ?r Hal Kohn. i The local post now has a member'shiip of more than a half hundred and I grows stronger daily. 0! On Sunday afternoon, the 2nd of ? November, at 4 o'clock at the court i ,r house our first meeting will 'be held, j ' * * i_ _ x.i_ ! It has been decided xo maxe mis an 3 open meeting, to which all former j service men are urged to attend. This j j. will be a sort of rally and organiza-; tion meeting where we can all get! e acquainted. ,s i There will be no hat passed around, <r no one will be asked to give a cent, i- for all we want is your presence. 11 At our first meeting on Sunday) I r afternoon there w-ill be several short' speeches by prominent men, one of! n whom will be Dr. Geo. B. Cromer, who is solidly behind the American s Legion and its aims and purposes. | While sending you this invitation ! e to attend our meeting we are enclos{. ing a little booklet and an applica[.' tion card. If you prefer to fill out card and bring it with you Sunday,1 k'. " I ! do so, but should anything prevent! 9 % ' 1 _ this please fill out application and: ,1 mail it, along with check (or bill) e .for $1.00 for a year's membership to ; the Newberry county post of the . American Legion, of which you are j h given a cordial invitation to become "one of us." ^ The Newberry County Post, [j Box 277, Newberry, S. C." I POST FOR teWBERRY e " | I x Ha! Kchn Organizes American - j Legion Chapter -I ? I s, The State. '? Hal Kohn, who recently returned j '? from overseas duty, has organized, i an active post of?fehe American Legion I in Newberry county. Mr.^Kohn has j t recently been &v?y to get his dis-J" 1 ' I I ' I h ' 4 l Tlii 1 lil "If a r a better the wooc I [I More the first! j . * tj Befor< tains the I ] as to pre l ? ! : :i Tou j light-six : light-six ' special-si: cerriA! _qf! ui juvi n a~*~ks * * special-si: ;i big-six to' i I I I Phone 3 Not just any kind of a j but the best policies that can est insurance companies in tht Think it over. 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